The Happiest Place on Earth
July 21st, 2009
For anyone who doubts the magic of Disney isn’t real.
(submitted by Donna)
Tags: theme parks
The Happiest Place on Earth
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the most tireing place on earth, and the most hot and sticky place on earth…
I can’t decide if they’re falling over due to the earthquake that day at the Magic Kingdom, or if they’re seasick from Dad moving the camera so much!!
caption effing MADE this.
Careful! Becky’s not feeling well after the “Tea-cup” ride…
This is the picture after one kid got sick, one was crying and then she finally got them calm down and they went to stand in line for space mountain for 90 minutes and when it was their turn, when they were next to go onto space mountain they closed it due to repair ! OOOPS No wait, that happend to us. Disney is the worst place on Earth. I hated my trip there and I’ll never go back.
I’ve always loved it…look forward to the next time! I’m remembering the time we went with our then young kids over 15 years ago. My mom and my husband were waiting under the train station with the stroller kiddy while I was running around with the others in Fantasyland, since there are hardly any lines after midnight! (I wanted to get my full day for the price we paid!) My husband was commenting to my mom something like, “only a crazy person would be insisting on staying this late with their kids here”, when who should come strolling by, but HIS favorite cousins with THEIR kids! We didn’t know they had also travelled to Orlando that day. It was a fun ‘family reunion’ we talk about to this day.
Um. 5 grand my a**. My mom has 5 kids and it was only like 300 for all of us to get in. Granted, we stayed off premises. Also, I feel the pain in all of these children’s faces.
You know, kids who want to go home after about 3 hours and parents who just HAVE to stay longer because “WE HAVEN’T SEEN IT ALL YET!” even though they’ve been two times before.
Ugh, parents.
LOL, parents? My *friends* were like that last time I went to Disney with them.
“Oooo, Mommy, look ants!”
“We spent 5 grand for what?”
No offense parents but this is my idea of hell: Disney World, grumpy kids, heat and merciless sun…
No offence taken. I’m a parent, and I’d prefer to have a root canal for my vacation than have the above combination!
This should be made into a postcard! “We had a great time at Disney, the kids were really well behaved! We can’t wait to come back next year and see Epcot!”
This is a GREAT photo! It reminds me of my childhood family vacations!
The castle, sadly, was constructed on a major fault line.
Seriously: this is a shot from Pompeii, right? Just before the shower of ashes?
“Hey, this isn’t magic carpet. It’s just plain ol’ ground…”
I love how good Dad is at framing pictures! And how Disney tells you that this would be a good place for a family photo
you know its time to go home when…
Awkward family photography 101: Be sure your camera’s “vibration reduction” mode is on, just in case one of those inconvenient earthquakes happens unexpectedly.
looks alot like DISNEY! C: Bcuz it is! Lol
I LOVE how the “picture spot” is included in the photo.
This is a “Picture Spot” For you not-so-gifted out there!
Mom’s about to fling little Jimmy over the railing.
Ker splat!
Every parent knows the equation: For every one cute photo there are at least 10 like this.
Soooo very true!
Where are all the other people? Disneyland is NEVER not crowded!
they all look like they just got off alice in wonderland’s spinning teacup ride…
it looks to me like brother pushed little sister down right when they were saying cheese and mom grabbed brother to hold him back.
Huh. Looks like every Disney vacation I ever went on.
“The sign says ‘picture spot’ so dammit we are going to take a picture right here!”
Haha so true
Least there’s not much blatant monetary greed being shown by a sponsor.
It;s nice to know that I’m not the only one who suffers these delightful moments…LOL
It appears that at least two of the three youngsters are about to spew.
In college, a few of my friends and I had annual Disneyland passes. We would take the most ridiculous pictures at every single one of those Kodak Picture spots. Oh to have those pictures still!!!!
It would be the ‘happiest place on earth’ if only they stopped letting children in.
thank you, about time someone said it!
Agreed. That’s why I prefer Epcot — fewer screaming children and more alcohol.
agreed. most of the people i’ve talked to said they thought Epcot was boring, but it was always my fave part, partly b/c of the booze! i had a margarita in “Mexico” that knocked my socks off, and they didn’t card either!
OUCH!!! Even I’m not that anti-kids!!!
This is the only reason I don’t have children. They drool, scream, poop, pee and ruin great moments.
That they do. I’ll bet these kids ended up sleeping for about 10 hours that night. lol
WE WANNA GO TO STORYLAND!!!!!
LOL!!! good one
PERFECT!
Timmy had had enough of the Magic Kingdom. To be honest he had had enough of his sister laughing at him telling him it was time for his bottle. Why couldn’t he have a Coke like everyone else? She never saw the uppercut.
The best observatioon ever!! That kid is WAY too big for a baby bottle. Kudos Don!
End the thread now.
WIN.
From the looks of this, I’d say they were a good eight to ten hours into their Magic Kingdom adventure that day.
Naps? We don’t need no steenkin’ naps!
“Can you *PLEASE* help me find the regulation sized casserole dish? Aunt Marney is going to kill me when she gets back from the Hall of Presidents. I *promised* I would keep an eye on it for her.”
hahahahaha! oh yes, that darn casserole dish had to go and ruin it for EVERYONE!
my personal favourite is the Kodak sign on the right edge of the picture. i suppose that if someone is going to dump grotesque amounts of money into a large, multinational conglomerate; it should be remembered….
Completely accurate for a family outing with kids about those ages. I love it! Now this is a family with a sense of humor for sharing this one.
Actually, this isn’t Disneyland. It’s Castle Dracula and they are all weak from having been drained a significant amount of blood.
EARTHQUAKE!!!
” We just spent $3,000 on this vacation! Now, SMILE, DAMMIT!!”
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Awesome comment!!! LOL!!!!
Earthquake!
Mind overload…
If there’s so much to see it’s hard to stay focused and after a while the kids feel to overwhelmed.
Seriously, why would you want your children to look happy JUST for a picture? oO
You know, this looks quite pleasant compared to the time John & Kate went to Disney World and Kate lost it because her 3-year olds *Got Melted Ice Cream On Them.*
Yeah, Mom, it’s tough to wrangle kids, but at least they didn’t have the poor sense to sample a tasty treat with the potential for stickiness.
Some day, some smart marketing executive is going to sign Kate up as the spokeswoman for Scotchgard and Saran Wrap.
If it’s the “Happiest Place on Earth”, why is EVERY KID in the place crying??
Sensory overload, heatstroke, walking all day, not getting to eat in Cinderella’s castle because mommy was out of luck and couldn’t get a reservation eight years in advance, giant furry suits, that damned Snow White ride, other kids crying, ect., ect., ect…
It’s “etc…”
Just sayin’. Seeing it spelled the wrong way all the time is annoying.
Awkwardly hateful.
You got that right! I totally love Disneyland but I’m an adult w/ no kids. It can be a pretty stressful trip for everyone for the exact reasons above. Oh, and thanks to the grammar police below for correcting “ect”… what would we do without you?
actually “8 yrs. in advance” is not that much of an exaggeration!
Having just returned from WDW and encountering a crying kid every fifteen steps or so in the Magic Kingdom, I can only say a-freakin’-men to these observations. Sensory overload, heat, walking all day and the resultant exhaustion seem to me to be the big reasons. Funny, this only really seems to be a problem in Magic Kingdom. Maybe the fact that it’s the most noticeably crowded park is a factor; the other three parks are much less claustrophobic.
We know why the parents are crying. It’s also the more expensive place on earth.
It’s known as irony!
And also, they’re all crying because they think Mickey Mouse is freaky!
I mean, a 7 foot tall creature with ears the size of satalite dishes looking down on you with a huge f**king grin that, no matter how hard you punch him (trust me, I’ve tried!) will never come off!
it’s an awkward world afterall
This is the ‘after’ picture for all those perfect photos that Disney uses in their promotional stuff!
No, I think it’s the before… before mom whispered the threat through clenched teeth. You know the one, “Do you want to go sit in the car?! Then stand up and SMILE! NOW!”
At least they confined the awkwardness to the Kodak Designated Awkward Picture Spot!
LOL!
Perfect!
Love it!
EXCELLENT!!!
ugh!!! you stole my comment
Having recently learned about rodents in school, the children assumed Mickey was much smaller in person and proceeded to spend their whole day in the Magic Kingdom looking for him on the ground and in small nooks and crannies.
Find any ‘hidden mickeys?’
“Hidden Mickeys”?! Sounds like a very dodgy Irish game.
Hidden Mickeys are all over Disney in hard to notice places. It is the mouse’s head and ears and can be seen in many rides, just not in an obvious way. Have a look at The Haunted Mansion, there is one in there.
“Johnny, stop squirming. Jane, get back here. Just smile, Jessica. We ARE having fun, this IS the best vacation ever. Don’t make me get my crossbow!”
ha ha ha ha! Best crossbow joke EVER!!! You win!
Hello. It’s a compound bow!
Hello – the crossbow/compound jokes have been beaten to death. SO not funny.
I disagree with Lucy — I love the anticipation of wondering when the compound bow will be mentioned! Keep them coming!
what is with the crossbow jokes??? I must be left out on something!
FYI on why there’s so many cross bow gags http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/05/10/the-van-helsings/
LOL!!!
I think i know that kinda situation, the one you just hate yours kids for being such monsters! Especially in such a place where you’re supposed to be the perfect happy family!